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01/17 00:38 CST Beckett Sennecke, Mason McTavish score in shootout to lead
Ducks past Kings 3-2 in Freeway Faceoff
Beckett Sennecke, Mason McTavish score in shootout to lead Ducks past Kings 3-2
in Freeway Faceoff
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Rookie Beckett Sennecke had two assists and then scored in
the shootout, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles
Kings on Friday night.
Mason McTavish ended it with a third-round shootout goal for the Ducks, who
rallied from an early two-goal deficit for their second straight victory after
a nine-game skid.
Tim Washe scored his first NHL goal and Ryan Strome got his first goal in a
month for the Ducks when Southern California's two NHL teams opened a
back-to-back, home-and-home chapter of the Freeway Faceoff rivalry by going to
their second shootout of the season. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.
Joel Armia had a goal and an assist in his return from a five-game injury
absence for the Kings, who have lost five of six.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 shots, but the Canadian Olympian couldn't stop the
famously deliberate shootout style of McTavish, one of the NHL's most
successful shootout scorers.
Quinton Byfield put the Kings ahead on their first shot on goal 98 seconds
after the opening faceoff, beating Dostal for his ninth goal off a rush set up
by Armia.
Neither team mounted a consistent offensive attack for two periods, but Armia
made it 2-0 for the Kings midway through the second with a one-timer off a
backhand pass from Andre Lee.
Strome answered 39 seconds later, putting a shot past a screen from Sennecke
for his second goal in 22 games.
Less than three minutes after that, Washe alertly located a rebound off the
boards and beat Kuemper from a sharp angle for his inaugural goal in his sixth
NHL game. The 24-year-old undrafted forward won an NCAA title last spring with
Western Michigan.
The Ducks played without their top two scorers due to injury. Leo Carlsson had
treatment earlier in the day on a thigh injury that could endanger his
participation in the Olympics, while Troy Terry (upper body) went on injured
reserve before missing his fourth straight game.
Up next A rematch in Anaheim on Saturday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL
Up next A rematch in Anaheim on Saturday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL
